Kattendijke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as cattindic in 1214. Compound of kat and dijk (“levee”). The element kat is difficult to interpret; it may derive from Middle Dutch katte (“earthen mound supported by beams and poles”) or be used in a metaphorical sense to refer to the poor quality of the levee. Compare Cadzand.

See also Zealandic Kattendieke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɑ.tə(n)ˈdɛi̯.kə/
• Hyphenation: Kat‧ten‧dij‧ke
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯kə

Proper noun

Kattendijke n

1. A village and former municipality of Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Kattendijker
• Kattendijks

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kattendijke”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN